Not sure if this has been brought up before since it's not easy to search for "black bean". Anyway, these products on netrition: Explore Asian Organic Black Bean Spaghetti
show as 17 carbs, and 12 grams of fiber, then netrition does its thing where it shows net carbs by subtracting them out.

HOWEVER I emailed Explore Asian about the noodles and inquired if their nutrition label was similar to UK where the fiber count was already subtracted from the carb count on the label. They emailed me back and said that yes this was the case. Which means the NET CARB count is ACTUALLY 17, not 5. Has anyone confirmed anything to the contrary?

Yeah sadly I have 3 packages in my cabinet right now. Eh, even at 17 carbs, when I'm closer to my goal weight I can eat them for the higher protein content, and they'll still be lower carb than normal pasta.

Not sure if this has been brought up before since it's not easy to search for "black bean". Anyway, these products on netrition: Explore Asian Organic Black Bean Spaghetti
show as 17 carbs, and 12 grams of fiber, then netrition does its thing where it shows net carbs by subtracting them out.

HOWEVER I emailed Explore Asian about the noodles and inquired if their nutrition label was similar to UK where the fiber count was already subtracted from the carb count on the label. They emailed me back and said that yes this was the case. Which means the NET CARB count is ACTUALLY 17, not 5. Has anyone confirmed anything to the contrary?

Thank you for pointing this out! Based on your comment, Netrition's president looked into this and confirmed the net carbs were incorrect. The Nutrition Facts on Netrition's site have now been updated to reflect 17 net carbs.

Thank you for pointing this out! Based on your comment, Netrition's president looked into this and confirmed the net carbs were incorrect. The Nutrition Facts on Netrition's site have now been updated to reflect 17 net carbs.

You're awesome, thanks! Still not bad carb count and lots of protein on the noodles if they taste as good as people say! Would be fantastic as a pasta substitute once someone is at their goal weight.

Looking at my package it makes sense though since a 2.0z (56g) gram portion less 2g of fat, less 25g protein = 29 Grams Total Carbs. Then you subtract out Fiber of 12 g which leaves you with Net Carbs of 17 Grams.

My lesson I learned from this is when in doubt about the package's claims: Just subtract the Fat and Protein Grams from the Total Serving size grams first. What you have left is the Total Carbs which should match the Total Carbs claimed.

If it doesn't match, then most likely the manufacturer has already subtracted the Fiber from Total Carbs (following Non-US labeling). Why in the world, the manufacture would then "indent" Fiber under Total Carbs is beyond me (well I suspect why at least).

My pleasure. I've come to be suspicious of any carb count when the product is made outside the US (The US as far as I know never subtracts fiber from carbs in the total carb count) and tastes almost too good to be true.

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Originally Posted by pooticus

brimmy, could you take half a serving and mix it with other noodles shiritaki or even zucchini noodles to bulk the serving back up without adding a bunch of carbs?

I must confess to doing this with Dreamfield's pasta when I absolutely MUST have pasta. I will take 1oz serving and bulk it out with both shiritaki and zucchini noodles. Then split it between Denny (my sweetheart) and I. So we really only have 1/2oz serving. It doesn't kill my blood sugar like eating a whole 2oz serving.

Also, Nasoya has started making soy-free shiritaki noodles using garbanzo bean flour and potato starch that is (if memory serves) about 20cals/serving and 4g of net carbs? According to my friend Judy Barnes Baker, it tastes a lot like real pasta (in texture). I need to find them and order to see how they are.

Also, Nasoya has started making soy-free shiritaki noodles using garbanzo bean flour and potato starch that is (if memory serves) about 20cals/serving and 4g of net carbs? According to my friend Judy Barnes Baker, it tastes a lot like real pasta (in texture). I need to find them and order to see how they are.

If the nutrition facts are true I would try this stuff.
(113g p/serving: 0 Fat, 4 Carbs, 3 Fiber, 1 Protein. What is the other 105g? water, calcium hydroxide, and folic acid?)

Regardless, I will see if netrition.com has them the next time I place an order. (Hint - Hint).

I must confess to doing this with Dreamfield's pasta when I absolutely MUST have pasta. I will take 1oz serving and bulk it out with both shiritaki and zucchini noodles. Then split it between Denny (my sweetheart) and I. So we really only have 1/2oz serving. It doesn't kill my blood sugar like eating a whole 2oz serving.

Also, Nasoya has started making soy-free shiritaki noodles using garbanzo bean flour and potato starch that is (if memory serves) about 20cals/serving and 4g of net carbs? According to my friend Judy Barnes Baker, it tastes a lot like real pasta (in texture). I need to find them and order to see how they are.

I use the soy free noodles, they are slightly better than the soy ones texture wise, but you wouldn't be able to fool anyone into thinking this is real pasta unfortunately - Still has that rubbery bite.

I'm glad you posted about this OP because I had this product on my list for my next netrition order.